Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13140, William Gilkey, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Gilkey William
S. 13140
carded
CONTENTS

Vermont 18.834
William Gilkey
Rutland Co in the State of Vermont
who was a Musician in the Company commanded by Captain Isaac of the Reg't, commanded Col. Isaac in the Mass. mili- tia for Gen. Isaac . " " Inf.
Let to Pen agnt H. R. Gilkey, Oct 8. 1836
inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 48 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of October 1833 and sent to J. F. Merrill. Castleton
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. $120.00 semi-ant. allowance ending March 31. 24.00
$144.00
{ Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1830.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk book Vol. 3. Page 67

The Within deposition was taken and sealed up by.
William Gil Lusk

I, Elizabeth Gill of Leicester in the county of Franklin and State of Vermont. I testify and say that I am a sister of William Gilkey of Hubbston in the county of Rutland and State aforesaid and that during the sum of the War of the revolution I lived with my Father in the State Leicester in the State of Massachusetts That my Brother William left my Father and went into the American Service Early, I should think the first year of the revolutionary War I do not recalled whether he was out more than once, nor do I know whether he served in the Militia or regular Army, but I recalled that he left home for the service during his minority, and the great ity the family felt for his safety, I do not recalled the length of time he served, & whether he returned with me,
State of Vermont                      Elizabeth Gill Franklin County, ) Leicester July 25 th 1833 Then personally appeared Elizabeth Gill and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made Solemn Oath that the foregoing deposition by her subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth known before me William Gill Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the foregoing Deposition is a true of truth and veracity.
William Gile Justice Peace
State of Vermont, Addison County ss.
I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison do hereby certify, that William Gile, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Elizabeth Gile was made was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County; and his name subscribed hereto to the above certificate is his own signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 26 th day of July 1832.
Sam. Swift Clerk

18915 William Gilkey Vermont
Return this ei
Four Indef
Admit
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Musical 6 yrs Mus. Art 48 6 " " " 96 24 120
J. F. Merrill Castleton Vermont

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Gilkey  Rutland Co. Vermont
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlistment — 6 Drummer Capt. Todd Col. Frost " Boston 74 years Traditionary   1777 — 6 Musick Master Earl Gen. Spencer " Providence Leicester Induced   Drum. Rhode Island Mary Witness   Little Compton  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must , in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Applicant is not entitled to a pension for services rendered as a waiter unless it shall be made to appear that he was detailed from the ranks for that purpose

William Gillkrip application for Pension.
18915
Nov. 1891

STATE OF VERMONT, } RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. }
On this 24 th day of July A. D. 1832 personally appear- ed in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Fairhaven District , now sitting, William Gilkey a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and ser- ved as herein stated. That he enlisted as a musician in the Company of Capt. William Dodd , of Leicester in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, in a regiment of Artillery raised as he thinks in the year 1776 , for the defense of Boston, - That the term of his enlistment was six months , which term he served as a drummer, being stationed at Boston the first part of the term, and at Dorchester the latter part, That he resided while in Boston under this enlistment in the family of the said Captain Dodd and served the said Captain as waiter, - while at Dorchester lived in barracks with the rest of the Company, That at the Expiration of said term the whole regi- ment was marched to Boston and discharged, that he received no written discharge and thinks no written discharges were given to any of the regiment, - that he does not recollect distinctly the name of the Colonel of the regiment, but has an impression it was Putnam . That in the year 1777 he enlisted for the term of six months in the capacity of drummer in the com- pany of Capt Earle of Paxton in the County of Worces- ter aforesaid, in the month of September of said year and under that enlistment went to Providence in Rhode Island and was stationed in the College in that place for the greater part of the term of his enlistment, at this place heard the news of the surrender of Bur- goyne, from Providence went to Little Compton in the same State and remained stationed at that place the remainder of the term of six months, was in no battle, the troops were under the command of General Spencer . That he was born in Leicester aforesaid in the year 1758 on

The 7. March, knows of no record of his age. - that he was residing in said Leicester at the time of enlistment aforesaid. That since the war he has resided in Chester and Springfield in the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont aforesaid in Rockingham in the County of Windham in said State, and now resides in Hubbardston in the County of Rutland aforesaid. That he volunteered his services as above stated,
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid. }
William Gilkey
We Edward S. Soullard a Clergyman residing in Hubbardston Castleton in said County of Rutland and Joseph Perkins residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Gilkey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid. }
Edward S. Soullard Joseph Perkins
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Edward S. Soullard who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Hubbardston and that Joseph Perkins who has also signed the same, is a resident in Castleton in said County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Selah H. Merrill Clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Gilkey for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of July A. D. 1832
S. H. Merrill
I hereby certify that the erasures and interpolations in the above certificate were made before signing S. H. Merrill

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Gilkey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 6 mos Drummer Wm Ladd. in the Artillery Mass.   Sept. 1777 6 " " Enall ✓        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Leicester Mass.
Date of application for pension, July 24 1822
Residence at date of application, Hubbardton, Rutland Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, born Leicester, Worcester Co. Mass. Mar. 7. 1758
Remarks: He was living at Mendon Vt. in 1836 with his son  Walter R. Name of wife not stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Apl-16-1903- Hist to Ransom & Everett Independence Iowa
1905 Sept. 27- History of service to Edwin S. Walker, Springfield, Ills- referred to Aud. Sub Dept. M.B.H. 1914 Apr. 11. Hist. to W.H. Taylor, Hardwick, Va. see his letter in Wm. Harvey. Com. W. 4225-
Rev. War
13140 INVALID.
File No. 13 140
William Gilkey Marian Gilkey
Act: June 14th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct 7
Mr. G. H. G. G.
Oct 7
1883.4
J. P. Edwards Esq. 6 Commercial Place Washington
FREE

Windsor 1 st October 1836
J. L. Richards Esq.
Sir William Gilkey of the State of Vermont. A Pensioner under the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832, and who at the time of receiving the certificate of his enrolment on the list of Pensioners was residing in Hubbardston Rutland County.
His certificate entitled him which then to receive his payment at Washington by Rev. U.S. M c Grath Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Vermont. He removed his residence last March to this town where he is expecting to remain and now requests to be transferred to the Windsor Agency by doing which you much oblige the Old Gentleman and his son Your Humble Servant Nathan M c Gilkey
Rutland Co. Pa. Oct.

Hannah Spaulding's Certificate for William Gilkey.

I Hannah Spalding of Swansbridge in the County of Orange & State of Vermont do hereby testify and say that I am seventy years old the first day of May next that I was knowing to my Brother William Gilky. Enlisting into the Service in the revolutionary war. He went to Cambridge or Boston and served six months at a subsequent period he enlisted and went to Providence Rhode Island and staid there three or six months I cannot say which further I promise to tell the truth
Hannah Spalding
State of Vermont Swansbridge September 1 th 1832 Orange County ss ) Personally appeared Hannah Spalding and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by her subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Ebenezer Hackett Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Hannah Spalding is a credible person
Ebenezer Hackett Justice Peace
State of Vermont A.D. 1832 - I H. C. G. H. Court hereby witness the above a Justice of the Peace, and that are General
Orange County Clerk's Office September 11 th Laughlin Clark of Orange County certify that Ebenezer Hackett before officiated was taken was at that time to examine the above signature purporting to be his In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office the Day & Year above written H. C. G. H. Laughlin Clark
PO 34 p.m.

The testimony of James Whelpley of Hubbardston in the county of Rutland in the state of Vermont - who being first sworn says, that for about ten or twelve years last past he has been personally acquainted with Nelson Gilkey he appears to be over 70 years old, that of a vigorous man, in body & mind in his day - his character that of prompt veracity & truth. It is believed that he would not say anything but truth, or what he believed to be so, if
The anecdotes he tells of his services in the revolutionary war, & particularly of the campaigns at Rhode Island & Boston, (so well consistent with History of those times,) leaves no doubt of his personal presence, and that he was a soldier in that service.
James Whelpley
Rutland county ss - At Hubbardston August 2 d . 1883 Personally appeared James Whelpley and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit being by him subscribed in due form of law before me
Samuel Cheever Justice Peace
And I further certify that the said James Whelpley is a credible person, and a revolutionary pensioner.
Samuel Cheever Jus. Peace

State of Vermont Rutland County
I Robert Rippon, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland certify that Samuel Cheever is a justice of the peace for said County, and that I believe that his signatures to the within certificates are genuine
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 10 th day of August A.D. 1833
R. Rippon

William Gilkey's amended Declaration

State of Vermont Rutland County ss } On this 7 th day of August A.D. 1833 Personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court for the district of Fairhaven in said County, now sitting William Gilkey a resident of Hubbardston in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 75 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following additional declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That from his advanced age, and weakness of memory he is unable to state with certainty the names of the officers under whom he served in the re- volutionary war, more particularly than he has done in his original declaration made in said Court on the 24 th day of July 1832. - That it is more than 40 years since he has resided in that part of the Country where he enlisted and served in the revolutionary war, and since he has seen any of his comrades in that war, and this he supposes to be the reason that he cannot remember the names of more of his officers, that he knows of no person living except those whom depositions he furnishes herewith by whom he can prove his service, nor does he know of any documentary evidence by which he can prove the same.
That he enlisted as stated in his first declaration as a drummer and remained attached to his company in that capacity during the whole term of his enlistment, that he drew his rations and pay as such and while serving his Captain as waiter in Boston as stated in his former declaration, was still liable to and did perform the military duty of his grade and that during the whole term of his service he was not employed in any civil pursuit, except as therein stated.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid }
William Gilkey
I Peter Robinson residing in Castleton in the County of Rut- land and State of Vermont, aged 76 years hereby certify that I have been acquainted with William Gilkey who has signed the foregoing declaration, for 25 years and have often con- versed with him about the scenes of the revolutionary war, and have always understood him to have been in the American ser- vice during some part of that war, that during my acquaint- ance with him, he has been a man of good repute for truth and veracity, and I further certify that from his advanced

age and bodily infirmity his memory and his mental faculties generally have been for some years past very much impaired, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed.
This day and year aforesaid.
Peter Robinson
I, Selah H. Merrill Clerk of the Probate Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original additional proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Gillkey for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of August A.D. 1833.
S. H. Merrill

CHAS. E. RANSIER.
CHAS. L. EVERETT.
Ransier & Everett. Lawyers. Independence, Iowa.
OWEN
Independence Iowa April 6 1903
Pension Department Washington D.C.
Gentlemen: - We write you for information concerning Charles William Spalding or Duty Spalding who are supposed to have served in the Revolutionary war having enlisted from Cambridge Orange County Vermont or vicinity. Please inform us also whether any person by the name of Gilkey is on the records as a soldier of the Revolutionary war from the same place. Thanking you in advance for the favor we remain
Yours Truly
Charles Everett 18834

WAR & NAVY AUG 16 1905 FILES.
Dear Sir
Springfield Illinois Aug 12, 1905
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir
An ancestor of mine William Gilkey, a resident of Rutland Co., Vermont was a soldier in the Rev. War and drew a pension under the act of 1832, as appears from a recently published record of Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society - 1903 & 1904. I desire to obtain the record of his military service, as it appears in your office, & the dates at which the pension was first granted and the time when it was discontinued - or time of his death.
Thanking you in advance for the desired information I am Very truly Yours
Edwin Sawyer Walker